Mosquito Spraying In Evanston And Skokie Resumes

EVANSTON, IL — The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District announced it will conduct targeted adult mosquito control operations in parts of Evanston and Skokie Thursday night after the previous night's planned operations were interrupted due to bad weather.

The operations will take place between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., weather permitting. The district's mosquito control operations include truck mounted insecticide spraying and applying insecticide to vegetation in high-traffic areas for temporary protection. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for Evanston, Skokie — or your community. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

Find a map of affected areas below.

Last week, Northfield became the ninth North Shore municipality to test positive for West Nile virus when a batch of mosquitoes, collected last Monday, tested positive in the lab on Thursday. It joined Evanston, Glenview, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook and Skokie, which had already had samples test positive for the virus.

You can find out how many positive batches have been detected compared to how many samples have been collected in each northern Cook County town on the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District website.

» West Nile Virus Detected on Chicago's North Shore

While the current risk of infection is low, virus activity is projected to increase over coming weeks, the district said. It reminded residents to eliminate any items from their property that might be holding standing water, as it can provide fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes.

Top photo: Adult mosquito control operations | via the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District